1917-12-22 — Page 8

HONGKONG DEFENCE

CORPS.

#rders for Arillary Company by Captain.

H. W. Armstrong, Y.D.

PARADE

THURSDAY, 27th instant-

0.15 p.n. Loft Hall Company. Full Parade

FRIDAY, 29th instant-

7.30.1. Right Half Company. Full Parme

THURSDAY, 3rd January 1918.—

615 pan. Left Half Company Full Paracio

FRIDAY, Ath January 1918.—

7.30. Right Half Company. Tall Parade

„Orders 109 Engineer Company by Captita W. Rusall.

21st to 18th instant.

EL Maining nightly at Belchers and Lycemu. Paradies as per Rosters posted at Headquarters.

Enginu drivers at 3.30 p.m. Electricans at 5.45 pm.

OFFICERS XESSE FOR DUTY.

Beleber, End Lieut, brown. Lyeen uu, ud Lieut Hill. Stonecutters, Lænt, Hall.

FEINAFTRE..

Lieut. l. all, having returned to the Colony, sumed daty at Stonecut ters.

HADES FOR INSTRUCTION. No class will be held during the fortnig be ting 3th January, 1913

piders for Cadet Company by 2nd Lieut. J. E. W. Board.

VARADES.

There will be no parudes on Monday "and Wednesday the 24th and 23.h inst

CAMER

ZATURDAY, 29tu instanta

Now, I and 2 sections will parade at Bead uarters at 10 am,

Nos. 3 and 4 Sections will arade at Kowloon Station at 10.30am.

All linggage to be brought well before that the above-mentioned times

arrangements can be made to convey it to Losey.

Camp beds may be brought by uzy

it be likes

Membera are reminded that they reader themselves liable to be struck

Before deciding upon your next motorcycle see the three new 1918 model

Indian

Motorcycles.

p. Featherweight.

5b. Little Twin. 7-9 hp. Big Twin.

Fresh shipment dxi in Hongkong`

this mouth.

ALEX ROSS & Co,

To

SILIMPOPON (HEBATTIK)

COAL

THE Undersigned having been appointed Adamms for the COWIR HARBOUR QUAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quobs prices for bost quality SILIMPOPON COAL trimmed into. Bankers at 8BAT TIE or SANDAKAN (British North Borace)

SILLIPOPON ODAL compares turous- ably with the better grides of Japanese Joal and gives good results on a very moderato consumption.

Steamer calling at BEBATTIE or SANDAKAN excludiraly for BILIMPO. PON DOAL (either cargo or Bankars)

from are

payment of all Pori exempt charges.

Der Vans Road.

THE C

MAIL.

CHURCH SERVICES.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDELIS CAN

HONGKONG.

4mm SurDAY IN ADVENT, 24ka Decine,

1917-20 Holy Communion (7.50a.m.); Matira (11 am). Responses, Ferial; Verite, Macfarren; Falms, Caseley, Turle: Te Deum, Woodward, Smart, Turle: Bene- "dictus, Garrett; Hymns, 248, 53. God Save the King Evensong (6 p.m.) Responses,

Psalms Towers, Ferial Feregrinus, Wickes; Magnificat, Monk (4th morning); Nune Dimp tis Turle, (30th evening); Hymns 193, 47,57

At Bebettik Steamers are bertbol, along." side the Company's wharf where there is a minimum depth of 27 to 28 fruti at low St. Peter's: Church, West Faldt water Spring Tides

Charts of Sibuk Bay (Sabattik Har- bear), "Prices and all other information concerning the Fort can be had on application to the Agents

Sunday, December 23rd. x.m.-Holy Communion. is.m.--Morning Prayer sad Sermon... Froscher Rev. W. T. Featherstone."

Treasures of Hair and Skin Preserved by Cuticura

If you use Cuticura Soap for every-day toilet purposes, with touches of Cuticura Ointment now and then as needed to soothe and heal the first pimples, red- ness, rughness or scalp irritation, yuti will have as clear a complexion and ma good hair as it is possible to have: 47: Sample Each Erna by Post

WEATHER REPORT.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES:

Victoria wită foa

·Stoole, and pak up.

Quarter hour

Half hour

Ona bour,

Thron batio. *****

Six hours wer

Day (6

to 6 pm)

If the

ball fare extra

st

tripla dxtended beyond Victoria.

Between the huurs of 8.30 ysing, and en

BANKS.

URDAY DEORMBER

SHAR

REPORT

MBER 99ND, 1917.

and date.

am. the above fares shall be increased Hongkong & d'hal 81 8600 5.90 Interim of 29-3/ by 60 per centum.

£1.—Beyond Vistoria, with four Booners.

Half hour,

Opa hour, Two hoursTM

1917.

Hour,

0.60 cents

ARINE IMGUR.

Three hours..

Bix hours

$1.00 1.50

Quarter hour;

Day (8am to 8 pm.juuni 200

A ETTIn the Hill District.

With Bearers With 4 Bearers.

30.15

aboen

[50] $900_x.

North Chinas

0:40 0.80

$735

Three hours.

0.20.

Six hour

SITE 1.00

Tingt

602205 ex. 73

YIRA INSURANCES.

Hongkong Firm

248122) b ₤310

$37 for 1916

Scente

SHIPPING

Day (fa.m. tosp.m.)130

RICKSHA

December 22d 12% 05-Not-In the Island of Hongkong engage if China Fire from Japanese stations. The anticyclone

in Victoria

has regained intensity; pressure has Ten minutes increased slightly to moderately at all Quarter hour,

Half boar continental stations, and decreased One hour

Every Subsequent hour alightly over the Philippines.

Fresh ta strong monsoon will prevail along the China Coast, and over the N.

China Ses.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day,0.00 inch. Total since: January 1st, 81.49 inches, against an average of 82:78 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at

Tuesday, Christmas Day. Col8am-Holy Communion

11 3.m.-Morning Prayer, Holy Com-on on the 23rd December

BRADLEY & CO., LTD.,

Agenta Cowie Harbour Campany, Limited.

METALS

off the strength should they absent of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding themselves from Camp without first and engineering works. Largest and obtaining exemption from the Command best assorted stock in the Colony. ing Oficer.

Lave will le granted only on i

munion and Sermon: Preacher:-Rev. W. T. Festhorstɔne..

St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.

Morning Prayer (1) a m.).. Holy Communion at 8 m Responses, Festal: Venite, MacFarren"; Peninas, 110 Ouseleri11 Tarlo, 112 Elver, 13 omart Te Deum, St. Juce; Benedictus, Barnby, WA 547 Hymos. 6. 67, A. & H. 40 lat and inat 3 verses, 392, 80, A. & M.

National Anthem. Evening Prayer (6 p.m.) Proxx 515. Braponses, Festal; Pestras,

..

doctor's certificate or in very exceptional SINGON & CO.

cises.

G. M.-STEWART, Captain,

Adjunt, Hongkong Defence Corps. Hongkong, 20th, December, 1917.

NOMICE. SELANTS MIS

"

:

The quarterly meeting of the members of the Sergeanta' Moss will be held in the Mess Hoom at 6.43 p.m. on Wednes day, 2nd January, 1518,"

Every member not on duty to attend.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

The Parcel Past Services to British East Africa and Egypt (except for mom. bews of the Expeditionary Forces) and to Abyssinia, Bagdad, Eritbros, French Somali Cosat, Italian Somaliland, Fort-guise East Africa, Zanzibar and Rusia have been suspended..

For

"(ESTARLINKED A.D, 1899).

HING LUNG ST.

THE CHINA MAIL,

NOTICE.

Communications relating to news should be sådressed to Tre Entro.

their Correspondente mast forward mames and addresses with any communica- tion addressed so the Editur, not necessarily for publication but as evidence of good -faith-

All matter for publication should be written on one is of the paper only.

Léttern relating to business should be addressed to Tax MANAGER,

Hate of subscription to "Chins Mall” in as per annum ; per quarter and par men- sem pro rata', whil

"

"The Ubins Mail is delivered free to abcribez: La Hongkong and Kowloon,

292

114 Toans

Peregrinus, 116 Wickes; Magnificat, Barnby W.A. 533 None Dimittis, Berthold Tours, W... 188 Ryrie Mendelsschm; Hyums, 39, A. & M. 162, 298. A. & M. 280; 79, 449.

“National Anthem,

E

Union Church, Kennedy Road Sunday Services, December 23rd. Morning Service at 11 am-Hymns,

613, 629,532, 535, 397. Subject The Church and The Child Brazing Service at 6 pm.-Hymns,

598, 35, 29, 541. Annual collection for Sunday Schools. Prescher Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie

The Gospel Hall.

10 & 13 ProDEH STREET. Weekly Services-Sunday: Breaking of Bread for Believers only, 11 am, Gospel Meeting, 8 pm. Tuesday and Thursday. Bible study,

B

Postage is Charged at the rate of fifty Friday, Ladies Bible study, 5.30 p.m. once per month.

Orders faz extes copies of the Darday, Prayer Meeting, & pan

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

OUTWARD.

Mast' should be sent as soon as possible ar❘ Plase Church of Christ Scientist. WERK-DATS, HOLIDATS 20 cia, per copy.

SUNDAYS & the supply is limited. Cash 10 cts, Credit

5.00 2.3 Tai Fo... 10.00 Chenny Chow. 7.30 .. * 3 FM. Sha

Sheungahni...A.00 P.M. Aberdeen, Antan Ping Shan, Sui Kang Bentin, Stanley... 4.30 4.3.

Canton Samani (2-30, 4:34)

Begis. 5 F.x and Wschow Letters & F.M.

Macro

Kamban and

Barmer

17.JS A.M. 11.30 7.3.

(6:00 PM) Exxcept Saturdays

MADDONYEL KOLD. Bate of subscription to the Overland days, 11 a

Hexuesdays, 6.20 9.20.1. China Mail" is $12 per annum: postage. $1 per annum extra. Bingle copies twenty five centa esch.

6.00 F.M.

- 9.80-a

5.00 7.1.

F 1.00 PM. $10,00

6.00 P.ML 2.80 AX

TROW SHEUNGWAN WESTERN

For

Canton

BRANCH P.

SUSTAINA Wake-Days HOLIDATE

8

$7.204-

1:30 PM 730

Alterations and additions to advertise- mants un Pages 1, 3, 6, and 7 should be east to the Oos, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11.30 p.m.

alterations and additions to Advertise- mante on pager'1, 4, 5 and 8 should be sout us not inlar than 1. p.m.

New Adverbiacmants should be sent in before 1

foderamenta and Subscriptions which are not ordered to a fixed period will be continued until countermandad.

Telegraphie Addzena. • Kim * Hongkung. Code : A.B.C; 5th Kilition.

Telephone No. 22,

TRE CHINA Man, Ingram.

EXCHANGE, Longkong, December 29,

Du Loud

Bank, Wire

bu viņas demand,

20 daya light btshi 4 months nig

Credits, 4 months” sight

Documentary, 4 months sight 3/19

n Paris-

On demand Credits, 4 mo 1.30 P.M. DOT M. 13 PRV¤ New York- On demand, 6.00 Credits, 60 days

Saturdayn

On dema

Wesleyan Methodist Church → Wanckal Sunday Morning Service, 10.15 am. Bunday Evening Service (£15 p

Soldiers” and Ballora' Home,

W/ Arsenal Street). Sunday Evening, Gospel Meeting, 5 pa

St. Joseph's Church-

Add Garden Mondia

·Miss and Sermon at 10 am followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Bacrament.

De

Koman Catholic Cathedral, Glenegly. Maas at 6, 7 and 9.30 am.

•Light; Mady at 8 am

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: NE winds, fresh'; cloudy, probably some, drizzling rain.

-Formons Channel: N. winds.

strong.

-South coat of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The mine as No. 1.

4-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Haines: The same No. i.

t

Douglas Steamaster 356 77. 10

$1", inel making - #25)

am 1918 and... Tatarima. of $15/0-1916 flats dive of 15%-15-

at 3/5 1/46, 14.35 per

share / 1818 of p

Final of 3 and berus

of $10/o 1916 and

Tatarion of $90 191 p...

$15 making #22 for 1918 and special of $3

1916. 1 p..

and bon✡ 1915.

Finalof $5m/c1919-1917-193 Por

$1.95 for 1916

(Pralarrad)... £5/933) 6.7

25 #181 L

Finalul 3/4x/o 1416.; Final of 401-am 1918,

19 Des

Note. If the ricksha be engaged Steamboat 15518 9. within the City of Victoria, and be dis- charged outside the Western part of the City of Victoria after a p.m. or be dis charged to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City. of Victoria after 9 pm an extra half] fare shall be chargeable

11-In Howloon.. Quarter hour.

Half hour, insur Hour

Sholt

5 cents.

15

Star Ferry

10$283

05

Every subsequent hour, 10

III-Taipo Road.

REFINERIES, Twenty cents shall be added Ch sa Sugara for each extra hour or part del

of an hour if the hirer causes Malabon Sugar the journey to take longer than

To 4th mile

single 75 cents....1 hour return $1.00.

..2 hours.

·Beyond 4th to 8th mile-

81.90.. single rettin...........$1.50 Beyond 8th to 9th wille

single ****** $1.76..

return.....$200.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN HONGKONG. Beyond 9th to 11th mile

ingle $9.00 return "......$2.50

MENING.

-final making 7 alo

1916 free of income

tax Coupon 18 M...

$1.80 dir, and 30 centap

to bonus for year pe ending 30-4-17....

$19 for 1918

$100 (20) ba Pr 30 $36 |

141 p..

P: & loà÷1912...n

15 pe

10T:15.

Lat, div, of

trea of in-

come tax, making 10%) ale 1916-1917 coupon

Cla.) for 1016

17 interim making 4/5

e. 1918.

5% for 1925

3 hours..

Langkam

R:

Tronoh Mines

Tiral Caspiane

1/30/

I

BOOKS, WHARVES AND GODOWES.

Kowloon Whurras # 7.0294).bi

K& Whamučn

§ % or 1916 & borus

3124

FARES FOR PUBLIC CARRIAGES.

Interim of $3) so 1917.

The following table shows, the Stan

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th dard Timest which Official Night ends mile to be a matter of previous arrange and begins during the month of Deement in each case 1917 #

Data

da Begins T- Dec. 22nd, 6.48

5.56.p.m 6.58 8.57

The fares here set out to apply to one ricksha with three coolier from Tsim Sha Tarik

23rd, .646

24 647.

20th-6.48

5.38

2841

6.43

3.50

*27th, 8.48

5,59.

281 8,49

5.69

"29th, 6.40

-5.50

6.00

31st 8.58

-6.00

ROYAL OBSERYITORY HONGKONG, DILY WEATHER REPORT.

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Flame From Sailors' Home to

Government Civil Hos

30th 8.50

́DECEMBER 22, 1917.MOE

Wind

Hour...

Wostock Memuro 58. Exkodate... Tukio Kochi

0x30

Oslima...

labijima

unin-tuland)

Hanków

מ

+

pital

From Government Civil Boepital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Race

Couse.****

From Clock Tower to Bay View House Cree From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House L From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

II-Is the City

Quarter hour,

Half boar,

One hour.

Not exceding Shanghal Docks per passeiger.

04 centu

HOTELĀ" LAEDS AND BUILDINGE

Hongkong Hotels.....5 5. 1890 Central Extases #10 $20 Hongkong Lande...$100 $90-b. Humphreys Estas #1045.50 h.

Fordon Landa

Shanghai Lands

50/381

9 for rear ending 30-4*17

33 s/o half year ended

20-8-17.

107 m/c 1916%

loterim of 834 1/6 1917.

50 cents for 1918

9 for 1916

15 pë

of $3 a/c 1917.

final maring 1

+7 pa

Two hours,

Three

15

Four

COTTON JKUATE

Fire

One day from

Ts: 20 for you

$125

III-Beyond

Shanghal Uotions T.-60114 119

1906-16%

One bour,

centa.

Kang TikiT 10T 15.80

T: 0,93 for 1918

Two hours

Threa Four

FITUS

Chees

Sa day from

Tein

Taich

pBenediction of the Blessy Kosti

Bscrament

HONGKONG TIDES.

from

Avina

Canton Hongkong Gap Rock Macao S

WWuchow?

The tide table even below has been Fakhni compiled at the National Almanac Office Hoil Fin London the result of the scalysis (Phy

›f observations taken by means of an automaku tide-recording machine in the Water Police Basin at Trim Sha Tam Juring the years 19 198

The sero of the pahla.com

the zero of the unding in the Admiralty Chait, which bas beim, found to ba Efect:

inches below tena mea level GPORE S

To obtain the depth of water on the tale grunge the Victoria Naval Yard

3 feet 4 inching, and on the gang

Ne Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, sold 10 feet fnches to the height giren in the iɛble.

December Bird to 20th, 1917

m to 8 pm $150.

If a veliclé la discharged beyond the

limits of the City of Victoris half fare

extra is to be allowed for the return

In Kowloom.

988959888

AANBOUR

Light & Powe

107206

$100

the hours

above fares

be fas

雪

b) center for 1915)

In the case of Mais cloning before

Begistration closes at 5 o'clock on

BRIDGE